Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest

Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest

Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest
Allow me to introduce myself. Mense and I hold a BS degree in Fisheries and Wildlife from Iowa State University, and MS in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma, and a PhD in Fisheries and Wildlife from Michigan State University. It was while studying in Michigan that I began carving with inspiration from Dr. Miles Pirnie, Jim Foote and Larry Hayden, and I won my first award in 1968. Since then I have earned well over 100 awards, some in each of the last six decades, with six Best of Shows, in regional, national and international competitions including the Ward World Championships.

I began carving professionally in 1982 and my carvings can now be found in collections throughout the world. In 1985 I was Commissioned by Mr. Peter Huizenga to carve a complete set of the ducks of North America, which I finally completed in 2001. This involved carving a male and female of each of 29 species of waterfowl.

Peter added a room to his home primarily to house this collection. Internet sales continue to increase while brick and mortar retail sales are decreasing.

Every item listed was designed and entirely hand made and painted by me. Any comments you have would be appreciated and if you have something special in mind, I will accept commissions provided I feel I have adequate knowledge and ability to successfully complete the project. Thank you for your time! This lifesize carving of a drake Wood Duck measures approximately 12" in length and 5.5" wide. It was completely hand carved, from white cedar, cut in half and hollowed out with hand gouges to a thickness of approximately 1/4and a weight of only 11.5 ounces!

It was judged first place in the Midwest Decoy Contest held at Point Mouille, Michigan. The bottom will be signed to provide to provide for authenticity. The item "Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest" is in sale since Sunday, February 23, 2020.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Animals\Birds\Ducks". The seller is "bigdog2421" and is located in Grand Junction, Colorado. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, Ukraine, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Cayman islands, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Viet nam, Uruguay.


Vintage hollow Wood Duck, 1st Place, 1974 Midwest Decoy Contest